Cuff-button.



No. 799,999. PATENTED SEPT. 19, 1905. H. L. MAINLAND.

CUFF BUTTON.

APPLICATION FILED DBO. 29, 1903.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CUFF-BUTTON.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 19, 1905.

Application filed. December 29,1903- Serial No. 187,087.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HUGH LAING MAINLAND, mechanical engineer, a subject of the King of Great Britain, residing at the city of Dunedin, in the British Colony of New Zealand, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cuff-Buttons, of which the following is a specification.

This invention has reference to certain new and useful improvements in ouif-buttons, and relates especially to what are known in the art and to the trade as link-butt0ns; and the object thereof is to construct a cuff button whereby two different movements will be imparted to the head, so as to suit different sizes of buttonholes, and, furthermore, so as to easily tilt over or pivot one button of the pair so that its plane shall be parallel to the plane of the shank, and consequently in line with and in the most favorable position for insertion in the buttonholes, while the other button, being pivoted at an angle to the first, gives both buttons freedom to adjust themselves to the various angles formed by the meeting of the two sides of the cuff.

One great, advantage of this invention is that when a pair of cuff-buttons is held in the hand ready for insertion in the cuff the pivoting parts are locked against each other, so that the three parts form a rigid unity and greatly facilitate insertion. The invention further enables the buttons to be made with great economy of mother-of-pearl or other fancy shell, rare or precious stones, or varied shades or colors of glass, seeing that no metallic attachment is necessary, only the loop on the ends of the wire shank.

The invention further aims to construct a cuff-button which shall be simple in its construction, strong, durable, efficient in its use, easily inserted in the buttonhole or attached to the cuff, and comparatively inexpensive to manufacture.

With the foregoing and other objects in view the invention consists of the novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more specifically described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and particularly pointed out in the claim hereunto appended.

In describing the invention in detail reference is had to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a front elevation of a cuff-button, and Fig. 2 is an edge view.

Referring to the drawings by reference characters, 1 and 2 denote, respectively, the heads of the button. The head 1 may be of any suitable configuration and is provided with a pair of openings 3, arranged in hori- Zontal alinement, said openings being suitably spaced apart, so that a bridge portion 4 will be provided. The head 2 may be of any suitable configuration and is provided with a pair of openings 5, arranged in transverse alinement, and the said openings 5 are separated by means of a bridge portion 6. The heads 1 2 are connected together by means of the shank 7, having one end formed with a loop 8, extending at an angle with respect to the body portion of the shank and adapted to extend upon the bridge portion 4: and through the openings 3 of the head 1. The shank? does not extend in the same plane throughout, and in this connection it will be stated that the shank is formed with a straight in termediate part and the outer parts inclined, said outer parts extending in an opposite direction with respect to each other and one of them terminating in the loop 8 and the other terminating in the loop 9. The other end of the shank 7 is provided with a loop 9, extending in the same direction as the body portion of the shank and around the bridge portion 6 and through the openings 5 of the head 2, or, in other words, the loop 8 extends in the same direction as the arrangement of the openings 3, and the loop 9 extends in the same direction as the arrangement of the openings 5.

What I desire to protect by Letters Patent 1s A cufi-button comprising a shank formed of an intermediate portion and end portions extending in an opposite direction with respect to each other, said end portions terminating in loops, one of said loops extending in an opposite direction with respect to the other of said loops, and a head attached to each of said loops.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

HUGH LAING MAINLAND.

Witnesses:

HnN'roN MAOAULAY DAVEY, ELIZABETH ANN DAVEY. 

